Delta Chairman Richard Anderson told analysts at the of last year the airline does not really need to re-equip its fleet but rather retire older aircraft and buy used, mostly the MD-90 it is amassing.
Consequently, Friday’s news that Delta has issued an RNP to acquire between 100 and 200 narrowbodies with options for 100 more, caught the industry by surprise. The aircraft set for replacement total 270, including 34 DC-9-50s, 69 A320s and 167 757-200s. The move has investors wondering whether Delta management isn’t going back to the industry’s bad old ways.
That is a good question......
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